Born in 1942, Philippe Weisbecker studied interior design in Paris. By 1968 he had moved to New York and was working as a draftsman in an architectural firm, before forging a career as an illustrator at the age of 30. His work has been acknowledged by and published in major American publications such as the New York Times, Time magazine and The New Yorker, amongst others. Weisbecker's work shifted gradually during the late 90's from commissions to his own original productions, which now exhibit in galleries worldwide.
Source - Nieves Books
Jack Smylie
Alexander Wang has opened in Beijing this week, bringing the brand's full men's and women's collections along with Wang's recently launched object collection. The 565 sqm space is located in Sanlitun village, known as China's nucleus of high end fashion, and is spread over two levels with an emphasis on marble, bronze and glass. After opening in New York last year, this is Wang's second store and has been a collaborative effort between the designer and Paris based architect Joseph Dirand.
Angela Bevan
N. Dash is a 2010 graduate of the acclaimed MFA program at Columbia. She now spends her time split between New Mexico and New York, the home of her first solo exhibition. Hosted by UNTITLED the artist is currently exhibiting a group of new works consisting of wall pieces and photographs.
// N. Dash May 6 - June 17 Untitled 30 Orchard St, NY, NY 10002
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Adam Bryce
San Francisco-born, New York-based artist Tauba Auerbach has described her work as an attempt to reveal “new spectral and dimensional richness… both within and beyond the limits of perception”, an explanation that is manifest in her latest exhibition, Float, currently showing at the Paula Cooper Gallery in New York.
Jack Smylie
'Opus Hong Kong' is a residential tower recently completed by Los Angeles-based architect, Frank Gehry. The property, located on top of a winding hillside road and set amidst dense bush, in Happy Valley, Hong Kong, is comprised of twelve residential units, two double-level garden suites with private swimming pools on the lower levels and ten custom apartments, each occupying an entire floor with unprecedented 360° views, ranging from 560–640 sqm in space.
Source - designboom
Jack Smylie
Work Not Work is a menswear label designed by Adam Howe and Simon Taylor. Presented as Edwardian Counter Culture, their SS12 capsule will be followed by a full AW12 collection.
Jack Smylie: When did you decide you wanted to work in the fashion industry?
Jack Smylie
Held in the incredible Park Avenue Armory, artist, Tom Sachs, has taken taken over the 55,000 square-foot Wade Thompson Drill Hall for his space mission to Mars. The premise of the unique show sees the viewer undertaking a mission to the red planet, with each sculpture/working model in the show a part of the mission; exploratory vehicles, mission control, launch platforms, suiting stations, special effects, food and space training all utilize the artist's signature bricolage technique and simple materials that comprise the daily surrounds of his New York studio.
Photographer - Ben Rayner
Zainab Jama
Kitsune as a label is defined by the 'new classic' and inspired by making clothes of the highest quality for everyday living. The French based label was born in the summer 2002 and with attention to quality of cloth and tailoring a vocal point, the label has thrived with a mature yet youthful aesthetic that also draws together the brands roots in music. With the recognizable pairing of Masaya Kuroki and Gildas Loaec providing the direction of Kitsune, the label has grown and evolved with great distinction over the past decade.
James Oliver
The newest title from AA Publications features key early projects of 20 young architectural practices of the 60s and 70s, together with commentaries by invited critics, including Kenneth Frampton, Sylvia Lavin and Pier Vittorio Aureli.
Source - AA Publications
Adam Bryce
Commissioned by LACMA for their first annual Art + Film Gala honoring John Baldessari and Clint Eastwood comes A Brief History of John Baldessari. The film directed by Henry Joost & Ariel Schulman presents the amazing life of artist John Baldessari compressed into 6 minutes and narrated by Tom Waits.
Megan Christiansen
